Latika Bourke – New footage taken inside Indonesian abattoirs show Australian cattle being tied up by the mouth, dragged around a slaughter house by the rope and their tail while alive

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The recovery of the retail sector from the hard blow of the COVID-19 pandemic will rely on a recovery in people's purchasing power, which has been driven to mult

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government has unveiled a new microcredit program (KUR) for laid-off workers and housewives who own micro-sized businesses to help them recover from the impa

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has instructed his subordinates to prepare for a possible baby boom in the capital in the next few months as a result of the

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Anticorruption activists have expressed their disapproval of the legal assistance made available by a prosecutors association for Pinangki Sirna Malasari, a pro

Jakarta – The Education and Culture Ministry will allow university students to enlist in the military reserve component program proposed by the Defense Ministry, only if they are willin

Jakarta – An expert staffer to State Secretary Pratikno has tested positive for COVID-19, an official has said.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia celebrated 75 years of independence in a somber mood on Monday, with many deciding to pull back from the usual ritual

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia added 1,821 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Monday to bring its total to 141,370, with several provinces not considered as hotspots seeing a t

Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – The declaration of the action to save Indonesia coalition or Koalisi Aksi Menyelamatkan Indonesia (KAMI) committee chair, Ahmad Yani, announced that committee memb

Koran Tempo, Avit Hidayat, Jakarta – A networking group dubbed the Jaringan Bonus Demokrasi (JBD) revealed to Tempo that it had paid social media public figures and influencers to promo

The brand new IDR75K (US$5) bill was only released yesterday, but it has already become the subject of a racial controversy online.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – After Bank Indonesia (BI) issued a special commemorative Rp 75,000 (US$5.08) bill on Monday, enthusiastic citizens stormed to the central bank's website to take

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has sparked public outrage after sharing links of Indonesian movies, which were illegally uploa

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia launched a special edition banknote with a face value of 75,000 on Monday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of independence.

David Hanan – The evolution of the Indonesian film industry is marked not only by its economic development, but more importantly by the contribution of the country's best filmmakers.

Jakarta – Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) National Coordinator Ubaid Matraji says that the military training on university campuses planned by the Defense Department coul

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Several international leaders conveyed their well-wishes for Indonesia's future on the country's 75th Independence Day on Monday.

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo presided over a 75th Independence Day ceremony along with a handful of state officials and dignitaries at the Presidential P

Jakarta – Hundreds of visitors flocked to Mount Lawu in Magetan, East Java, on Sunday, raising concern over the transmission of COVID-19 at the popular hiking spot as management was ove

Jakarta – As many as 150 national figures have reportedly agreed to form the Save Indonesia Coalition (KAMI), a movement that aims to prevent any deviations from Indonesia's founding pr

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Antara, Jakarta – More than 1,800 people have applied to become volunteers in the landmark clinical trial of a vaccine against coronavirus in Bandung, West Java.

Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – A surge in coronavirus cases in Jakarta has driven up hospital occupancy, with 70 percent of ICU beds for Covid-19 patients already occupied, the city's Health

Alex Sariwating/Suharto, Ambon, Maluku – Police will probe the raising of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist movement flag at the Corruption Court in Ambon, Maluku's provincial

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – More than 15,000 hikers swamped Mount Bawakaraeng in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi to celebrate Independence Day on Monday, the most visitors ever recorded on

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Arya Dipa and Apriadi Gunawan, Surabaya/Medan – Residents in various regions of Indonesia decided to go ahead with festive celebrations for this year's Independenc

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Airlangga Universitry rector Muhammad Nasih has touted the potential coronavirus remedies the university is currently developing in collaboration with sev

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Amid the slew of technological and financial limitations that come with online learning, several local communities across Java have taken it upon themselv

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – City-owned bus operator Transjakarta announced that it will play the national anthem "Indonesia Raya" inside of buses and at bus stops from 10:17 to 10.

Jakarta – All COVID-19 patients from the Army's Officer Candidate School (Secapa) cluster in Bandung, West Java, have recovered, the Army announced on Saturday.

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Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Three influencers on social media have apologized to their followers after facing a backlash for posting content supporting the controversial job creation

Antara, Jakarta – Car sales in Indonesia rose by 100.3 percent to 25,283 vehicles in July, from 12,623 units a month earlier, Association of Indonesian Motor Vehicle Producers (Gaikind

Jakarta – The Trimurjo Police in Lampung have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his wife after she refused to allow him to live a polygamous lifestyle by marrying another woman.

Jakarta – Indonesia must use the pandemic to reboot South-east Asia's biggest economy, including by improving food and energy security, as well as processing more natural resources at

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia is still evaluating when to reopen Bali and other tourist hot spots to foreign visitors, noting that efforts to curb the spread of coronaviru

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Lawmakers are speeding up the deliberation of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation as they aim to complete it by September for endorsement amid mount

Jakarta – A total of 167,653 students have made it into the 85 state universities across the country after passing the 2020 state university entrance test (SBMPTN), as announced on Fri

Belseran Christ, Ambon – The Maluku Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has thwarted attempted illegal trade involving birds and reptiles originating from the Maluku Islands.

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Economic recovery and structural reform will be at the core of the government's 2021 state budget policy as the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzes the economy an

Jakarta – The police in Palembang, South Sumatra, are investigating a 43-year-old private university lecturer after he was caught sexually assaulting an underage boy.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Two high-ranking police officers were named suspects on Friday for allegedly accepting bribe from a graft fugitive in a major scandal that prompted the presiden

Dion Bisara, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has proposed an expansive state budget next year with a deficit of 5.5 percent of Indonesia's output as he s

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The South Sulawesi Police have carried out their legal proceedings against the head of the Selayar Islands Police's criminal investigation unit for allegedl

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Coronavirus is still raging on in Indonesia with 2,345 new cases on Saturday to bring the total number of confirmed cases to 137,468, including 6,071 deaths.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Higher consumer demand for sustainable palm oil propels producers to pursue ecolabels, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Production, or

Jakarta – The President has removed BIN from the responsibilities of the coordinating ministry for political, legal and security affairs.

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Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reiterated his commitment to eliminating overlapping regulations and developing more industrial parks across Indon